Lost and Found 3- Oliver

November 29, 2012

Good morning everyone! So glad you stopped by the blog today. I asked Suzanne to share a couple of gift pockets featuring our adormnents from the Lost and Found 3 collection. She chose to use the beautiful adornments from Oliver:

She came up with some beautiful projects and I just know they will inspire you right in time for the holiday season!

Suzanne says: For my project today, I decided to adorn these festive snow gift card
pockets using the Lost & Found 3 adornments in the Oliver
Collection.

Metal adds such charm to any project, and they
layered well on these vellum pockets. I stitched two 5x7 pieces of
vellum along the sides. I added a bit of Christmas cheer to the bottom
of them by tucking in faux snow. I then stitched along the top of the
snow, to keep everything inside.

I did this recently in an album, and thought it would be perfect on a
smaller scale. I decorated both gift card pockets with the All Is Bright
collection, and the book labels were perfect for housing my sentiments.

I made sure to use the vintage white lace on one of the gift cards. I
love the vintage feel of these pockets, and think they will be perfect to give to
a special friend for Christmas!

Wow Suzanne...these are absolutely stunning. No need to even put a gift inside the envelopes...they are a gift on their own!

November 15, 2012

Like each of you, with each passing month/holiday our family is creating more memories. We are having a great time decorating for Thanksgiving.

Growing up, my sweet grandma would ask each of us to state one thing we were thankful for before we ate Thanksgiving dinner. I wasn’t always prepared for it and usually came up with a lame comment. As I look back on that experience, I realize that because of my grandma, I am able to be grateful for the small things. I want to pass that gift on to my family.

Like a lot of families, we spend a lot of our “together” time in the kitchen. I thought it would be fun to have a reminder in there.

I used our new Lost & Found 3 – Oliver collection. I love the colors and the patterns – AND those gorgeous embossed papers – YUMMY!

November 09, 2012

Happy Friday, y'all! This is Stephanie and today I'm here to talk about something very near and dear to my heart.

As most of you probably know, Sunday is Veteran's Day.

I happen to be married to a veteran. My husband has served this country since 1997 when he attended West Point. He has now deployed eight times in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

He has lost many friends and many colleagues. He has served selflessly. He has missed years of his children's lives and sacrificed many luxuries. And he has done all of this not expecting anything in return. As have all the men and women that have served this amazing country throughout the years.

And I will never stop telling him thank you. I will never stop telling all of our servicemen and servicewomen thank you.

This is a pretty straightforward design. I used Lost and Found 3-Oliver and The Sweetest Thing-Bluebell to form a cluster of elements under my photo.

Something fun and simple I did (I am NOT a technique-y person but I do like to add details to my layouts) is embellish the gold chipboard piece with designer tape.I cut the tape to form an "arrow" on the chipboard".

But to me, the reason behind this layout was the journaling. It reads:

10 years ago I knew I was proud of you. But I never could have imagined the pride I feel today. Thank you for being my hero. Thank you for your selflessness and bravery. Thank you for doing what I'm not strong enough to do. Thank you for your service. Thank God for you coming home safe.

Are you wondering how you can show your gratitude today? Well...the easiest way is to simply say "thank you" to someone that serves our country. A "thank you" and a handshake is so very meaningful.

If you don't know anyone you can thank in person, there are many wonderful charities and services that can convey your gratitude.

and countless others. Please click here to read more. I can tell you firsthand that these charities change peoples lives. I have seen it happen and I believe in the power of giving with all of my heart.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. And please make sure to thank a veteran on Monday.

Would you like to win one of these collections? You have two chances today! If you are interested in winning either of these collections, leave a comment here! I will draw a winner on next Monday, October 8.

Thank you so much for stopping by today and sharing in our excitement! Check back tomorrow for an amazing Halloween project by Tina Walker!